waluw

Mokilese

Mokilese numbers (edit)
80
 ←  7 8 9  → 
    General: waluw
    Animate: walmen
    Long objects: walpas
    Pieces: walkij
    Serial counting number: awal
    General ordinal: kawaluw
    Animate ordinal: kawalmen
    Long objects ordinal: kawalpas
    Pieces ordinal: kawalkij

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *walu (“eight”) + -w (general number classifier)

Numeral

waluw

  1. the numeral eight

Usage notes

Waluw is the general form of the numeral eight, used for general counting and to count the number of inanimate objects.

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